“I walked away from every event last year able to sleep soundly. Like we would have had some difficult heats, I may not always have agreed exactly with how the boys scored it, but in my mind, no-one got ripped off. And if I can say that, I’m happy.”

“You guys are the best surfers in the world. Our job is to make you surf your best. If we’re gonna pump up the scale and give you a decent score for moderate surfing, then we’re not being true to what you guys can do.’